From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Wed Aug 25 2004 - 17:51:28 BST
Hi Marsha,
> If I had to judge my paintings a success or failure, I wouldn't have been
> able to pick up a brush. I paint to paint. I paint to connect to not-me,
> which may be a person, a thing or a concept. For instance, I heard the
> expression 'lost and found edges'. That's just like life, as attention and
> intention move in and out of focus.
>
> Just to keep painting is success. Painting is a great teacher. It's
> movement towards quality. Don't you think?
Yes. But wouldn't you agree that some of your paintings are better than
others and that you can tell the difference even if you can't always
express the difference in so many words?
Platt
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